5 things to know about the return of net neutrality rules

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules.  Here’s what you need to know:  What is net neutrality?  Net neutrality refers to the principle that internet service providers should treat all information that travels through their networks equally.  Under the FCC’s proposed rules, providers would be barred from blocking or … Read more

Alphabet tempers worries that it’s falling behind in AI in Q1 results

Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company’s ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence. For the time being at least, the company put Wall Street’s fears to rest. Alphabet topped analysts’ estimates, reporting revenue growth of … Read more

11 insider tricks for the tech you use every day

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is ‘go’ for May 6 astronaut launch

Boeing’s new spaceship has been cleared for its first-ever crewed liftoff. Over the past two days, NASA and Boeing held a flight readiness review (FRR) for the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, which will send agency astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The … Read more

Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been charged with using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Dazhon Darien faked the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in January following conversations that Darien’s contract would not be renewed, according to charging … Read more

FTC awarding more than $5M in refunds to Ring customers over privacy settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing more than $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over claims that Ring failed to protect consumer privacy. The FTC claimed in a 2023 complaint that Ring allowed employees and contractors improper access to records from the company’s security … Read more